Just imagine this story.
Mary is a 35 year old professional. Single and working hard to become partner in her law firm, she was floored when her doctor said the one word she feared the most-cancer.
This wasn't the breast modifier for cancer that is a statistical danger for most women, but more personal. Mary’s modifier was uterine cancer.
This cancer would threaten Mary’s ability to have children. While she wasn't married and had no prospects for a husband, she didn't want to give up on her dream of a family. Mary called her mother and her best friend to discuss her diagnosis and prognosis.
After a dinner and several bottles of wine a plan was decided. Mary would have her eggs harvested, her best friend’s former husband would provide the sperm, and Mary’s mother would carry the fertilized eggs in her uterus. The plan was to have lots of her eggs harvested, create a number of "fetuses" and then aggressively treat the cancer.
Mary’s employer wasn't sure about covering the medical costs of the procedures, but dealing with a lawyer, they felt it would be cheaper to pay this cost, than defend a possible lawsuit.
Is this a story from a wire service or website? Could be, but it's not science fiction because most of us have read, or seen TV specials promoting stories like this, "ripped from the headlines".
While this story is fiction, these types of scenarios are real. Just think how Mary’s child will smile when he or she finds out they were the product of an inspired evening of dinner and drink creating a maze of hoops to jump through to create them. No family support, just genetic engineering and science.
Some 2000 years ago, another Mary dealt with becoming pregnant out of wedlock in a different way.
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